Russian agricultural watchdog has recently visited Ankara where an agreement was reached to increase the number of food suppliers to Russia

Sergei Dankvert

MOSCOW, August 14. /ITAR-TASS/. Turkey wants to supply food to Crimea, Sergei Dankvert, the head of the Russian agricultural watchdog (Rosselkhoznadzor), said on Thursday.

“We have done a good job in searching for suppliers in Turkey given that we have a piece of land located right opposite Turkey and it should be provided with food,” Dankvert said at a teleconference on the situation in the food market held under the chairmanship of Vice-Premier Arkady Dvorkovich.

A Rosselkhoznadzor delegation has recently visited Ankara where an agreement was reached to increase the number of food suppliers to Russia.

Rosselkhoznadzor or the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Control has held talks with 16 countries with an aim to ensure the Russian food market with alternative supply sources, Dankvert said.